Martial Arts
What should be a Christian's opinion of martial arts? self-defense in general?
Give as example the following hypothetical situation: a lady veterinarian off at a ranch in the boonies in the middle of the night, theoretically called there to deliver a calf but it turns out to be a set-up in which she is assaulted so the bad guys can steal the mind-altering drugs in her truck.
As a Christian, should she.....?
A) Allow herself to be harmed and allow the contents of the truck to be stolen
B) Try to avoid being harmed and try to escape with the truck and its contents, but refuse to oppose the assaulter in any other way (e.g. no physical opposition to the assaulter)
C) Ward the assaulter off with whatever un-trained force she can muster, though without permanently injuring him
D) Ward the assaulter off with skilled techniques learned in a martial arts/self-defense program, still without permanently injuring him
E) Carry a concealed weapon to use in a manner that would harm but not kill
In this situation:
What effect should this person's trust in God have?
How do you apply the injunction to "resist not evil"?
Would it be better for the opponent to be physically opposed, or to allow him to obtain the drugs?
What do y'all think?
Give as example the following hypothetical situation: a lady veterinarian off at a ranch in the boonies in the middle of the night, theoretically called there to deliver a calf but it turns out to be a set-up in which she is assaulted so the bad guys can steal the mind-altering drugs in her truck.
As a Christian, should she.....?
A) Allow herself to be harmed and allow the contents of the truck to be stolen
B) Try to avoid being harmed and try to escape with the truck and its contents, but refuse to oppose the assaulter in any other way (e.g. no physical opposition to the assaulter)
C) Ward the assaulter off with whatever un-trained force she can muster, though without permanently injuring him
D) Ward the assaulter off with skilled techniques learned in a martial arts/self-defense program, still without permanently injuring him
E) Carry a concealed weapon to use in a manner that would harm but not kill
In this situation:
What effect should this person's trust in God have?
How do you apply the injunction to "resist not evil"?
Would it be better for the opponent to be physically opposed, or to allow him to obtain the drugs?
What do y'all think?
